Month: March 2026

Super Eagles XI vs Iran: Okoye, Lookman, Adams get starting roles

Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has named his starting lineup for the international friendly against Iran, DAILY POST reports.

Udinese’s Maduka Okoye will start in goal after making a return to the team.

Bright Osayi-Samuel, Semi Ajayi, Igoh Ogbuh and Bruno Onyemaechi will feature in defence.

Captain Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi will take charge of the midfield.

Akor Adams will lead the attack, and will be supported by Ademola Lookman, Samuel Chukwueze and Moses Simon.

The game will kick-off at 2pm Nigerian time.

Super Eagles XI vs Iran: Okoye, Lookman, Adams get starting roles

Nigeria vs Iran: Live Updates from Super Eagles’ friendly in Turkey

This friendly will be the first game for Iran since the conflict in the Middle East broke out.

The match against the Super Eagles will form part of their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, which they may not participate in.

Nigeria, meanwhile, failed to qualify for the tournament, so will be looking at the future.

The match is part of a four-nation invitational tournament, which also includes Jordan and Costa.

Kick-off is at 2pm Nigerian time.

DAILY POST will provide live updates on this page:

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Super Eagles starting XI vs Iran:

Okoye

Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Ogbu, Onyemaechi

Ndidi, Iwobi,

Simon, Chukwueze, Lookman, Adams

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FIRST HALF: Moses Simon opens the scoring for Nigeria. 1-0.

HALF TIME: The Super Eagles went into the break one goal up, thanks to Simon’s sixth minute solo effort.

SECOND HALF: Akor Adams doubles Nigeria’s lead with a composed finish after a beautiful assist from Ademola Lookman.

Taremi pulled one back for Iran in the second half.

FULL TIME: Nigeria have defeated Iran 2-1 in an international friendly on Friday.

Nigeria vs Iran: Live Updates from Super Eagles’ friendly in Turkey

Nigerian gospel singer, Onos Brisibi is dead

Nigerian gospel singer, Onos Brisibi, has died at the age of 55.

The news was confirmed by her family in a statement on Thursday.

Onos passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2026, following a battle with illness.

“Onos Nancy Brisibi was a devoted Christian, a gifted songstress, and a passionate praise and worship leader whose angelic voice touched many lives as she spread the gospel through music.

“She will be remembered as a beautiful, fun-loving woman with a heart of gold, whose faith, warmth, and kindness left lasting impressions on all who knew her,” the statement read in part.

Onos is survived by her daughter, Sarah Brisibi, her mother, siblings, extended family, friends, and her church family in LoveWorld Ministries.

Nigerian gospel singer, Onos Brisibi is dead

AFCON: ‘You’ve given Carragher power’ — Ighalo slams CAF for stripping Senegal of title

Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has criticized the Confederation of African Football’s decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, title.

In a ruling announced earlier this month, CAF upheld a petition from the Moroccan Football Federation, nullifying Senegal’s victory in the AFCON final played in January.

The top African football governing body cited a regulation breach: Senegal’s players temporarily walked off the pitch during the chaotic closing stages of the encounter to protest a penalty awarded to the hosts.

Speaking on the development with fellow former Super Eagles player Ifeanyi Udeze on Brila FM, Ighalo said that CAF had given former footballers like Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher the power to mock the AFCON.

Recall that Carragher had last year described the competition as inferior to other competitions like the Euros and the Copa America.

”This AFCON took us (Africa) ten steps forward, but CAF’s decision drags us five steps backward. It has given people leverage to start disparaging African football again,” Ighalo said.

“I always challenge the foreign media outlets that talk down on AFCON and try to discourage players from attending.

“But what just happened brings the competition down again. Now you are allowing the likes of Jamie Carragher to say things they should not be saying about African football. Things they have wanted to say for a long time. This just gives them more power to criticize the tournament.”

AFCON: ‘You’ve given Carragher power’ — Ighalo slams CAF for stripping Senegal of title

Davido should’ve distributed N200m birthday donation to music legends – Konga

Veteran singer Konga has lamented about what he described as the lack of support from the present crops of Nigerian artists to industry legends.

Speaking in a recent episode of the Hits Don’t Lie podcast, the Kabakaba crooner said Davido should have supported Nigerian music legends with the N200 million birthday donations he received from his friends and fans in 2021.

DAILY POST recalls that Davido added N50 million of his own money, bringing the total to N250 million, which he donated to 292 orphanages across Nigeria.

However, Konga argued that it would have been better if he had used the funds to support struggling music legends, stressing that the funds could have rejuvenated their careers.

He said, “The present crops of Nigerian artists need to humble themselves. Nobody is dragging their money with them. But they have used peer pressure to chase a lot of Nigerian music legends into doing menial jobs abroad.

“If I were part of Davido’s management, one time his friends contributed money to him, I would have said – ‘Davido, carry this money, go and give it to all these legends… bring Baba Fryo back, bring Daddy Showkey. Give Daddy Showkey, Baba Fryo and others N5 million each.’

“If he had done that, the industry would have waken up. Our legends would have dropped a lot of comeback hits. Our music legends are running away due to lack of support. Look at Lord of Ajasa, is that a joke to you? And someone like Olamide will come out to say Wizkid is the greatest Nigerian artist internationally. Where is that coming from? We have been doing international shows for ages.

“You guys are only taking it forward from where we stopped. Fela, King Sunny Ade, Majek Fashek and others have been touring the world for years. Just because our achievements were not documented back then does not mean we did not do anything.”

Davido should’ve distributed N200m birthday donation to music legends – Konga

Super Eagles: Okoye gives reason for AFCON 2025 absence

Maduka Okoye has explained the reason behind his decision to decline invitation to feature at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports

Okoye was a surprise omission from Nigeria’s squad to the competition which was hosted by Morocco.

The 26-year-old missed the start of the 2025/26 season due to suspension for his alleged involvement in a betting scandal.

The former Watford goalkeeper said he took the decision to opt out of the AFCON to work on his fitness following his absence from competitive football.

Okoye further stated that it was also important for him to repay Udinese for standing by him during his absence.

“Since I was not Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper, I believed it was better to remain at Udinese, work on my form, and also show appreciation to the club for standing by me during a difficult period,” he told Kicker.

Okoye is expected to be in goal when the Super Eagles take on Iran in an international friendly in Antalya, Turkey on Friday (today).

Super Eagles: Okoye gives reason for AFCON 2025 absence

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